Friday, March 21, 2025

Supersax and LA Voices live at the North Sea Jazz Festival • 09-07-1988 • World of Jazz

 


Full Concert Friday this week.  

Supersax was a jazz group created in 1972 by saxophonist Med Flory and bassist Buddy Clark, in tribute to iconic bebop saxophonist Charlie Parker. The group's music consisted of harmonized arrangements of Charlie Parker improvisations played by a saxophone section (2 altos, 2 tenors, and a baritone), rhythm section (bass, piano and drums), and a brass instrument (trombone or trumpet).

Supersax are: 

• Med Flory — Lead Alto Sax
• Lanny Morgan — 2nd Alto Sax
• Ray Reed — 1st Tenor Sax
• Jay Migliori — 2nd Tenor Sax
• Absent: Jack Nimitz — Baritone Sax

Rhythm Section: 

• Lou Levy — Piano 
• Monty Budwig — Bass 
• Lawrence Marable — Drums
• Steve Hufstetter - Trumpet

The L.A. Voices are: 

• Sue Raney — Lead 
• Melissa Mackay — Alto 
• John Bahler — Tenor 
• Michael Redmond Jr. — Baritone
• Med Flory — Bass

Repertoire played by Supersax:

‘Just Friends’ (Charlie Parker)
‘A Night In Tunesia’ (Dizzy Gillespie)
‘Moose The Mooch’ (Charlie Parker)

Recorded by AVRO Television on 9 July 1988 at the Congresgebouw, The Hague, The Netherlands.


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